In a recent interview, Malik offered some hints about his top-secret second solo effort. “It’s all very like, under wraps at the minute,” he explained in an interview with Apple Music’s Beats1. “I’m trying to keep it as mysterious as possible but there’s a plan with the rollout. It’s going to be different to anything anyone has done before, I don’t think anyone has done it this way. So it’s going to be interesting to see how the audience react to this kind of release, but I wanted to try something different.”

In late May, Malik unveiled the music video for the single “Entertainer” — watch: